Ministry defined.

Last night I had one of those moments you hear people talk about when they say that God has given them some kind of revelation or perhaps God has let them in on something wise and Godly. I was thinking the other night what ministry means, what it really means and this phrase popped in my head and I think it really was a revelation from God.

Ministry is when we leverage our obedience to God for the benefit of others.

I've been thinking about that all day because when It came into my mind right before I fell asleep I kept repeating it over and over again because I knew it was important but I wasn't sure what it meant and I thought it would be better to ponder it further after I was fully awake. It's sort of strange thought to think that we can use our obedience, or rather God can use our obedience for His purpose and to help others know Him but it's true. When we remain faithful in the good or bad God will bless us but we have to trust Him.

So there is a possibility that I will be back in full time ministry, please pray for me and my family.

science and religion

I just read an article the other day about a new theory of our universe that states it our universe my be resting inside a wormhole between two other universes. Now I am no where near smart enough or qualified enough to make judgments based on equations and physics that only a hand full of people in the world understand. If you ask the typical American that believes the Earth revolves around the Sun, to prove it, what can they tell you? In fact many things that have been discovered by science, the general population takes them for face value, and we should. Most scientists don't have an ulterior motive and aren't looking to sort out data to provide evidence for only their theory. A true scientist proposes a theory, gathers data, tests the theory and will change the theory if it's proven wrong.

The great thing about science is that it can always change, and can change rapidly. Religion is a different story. Religion is slow to change, and based in tradition is sometimes incapable of change. For example, if it was proven with concrete evidence that the Bible had not only been tampered with but was a hoax altogether, how many Christians would just decide that they had been wrong all this time? Probably not very many. Why? Because faith is not based on data, or theories or things that we can measure with science. I believe that it is important to accept science to further our understanding of the Universe God has made. I think that it's possible for science to tell us the how given enough time and research. It may take eon's to discover just one percent of all the knowledge in the universe but I think it's a worthy task.

Lets also remember that the bible is not a scientific book, It's not based in anything that can be proven. There is no way to prove anything that happened in the Bible, just as there is no way to prove anything that has occurred in the past. I think Christians need to stop being afraid of science, and accept that there are things that we do not know, things that the Bible admits to leaving out. It's OK to no know everything. Discovery is part of the journey.

Turning it around

So excited about what God is doing in my life. I'm in school now at Warner University and feel alive. Thank you Jesus!